Miss America got it from God

Newly crowned Miss America knows talent, gifts are from God, says mum

Miss Wisconsin, Laura Kaeppeler, poses at a news conference after being crowned Miss America 2012 Jan. 14. The 23-year-old Catholic attends St. Therese Church in Kenosha, Wis.

All smiles, Susan Kaeppeler, a Grade 4 teacher at Kenosha's St. Joseph Academy, got red-carpet treatment when she arrived for class Jan. 16 after a whirlwind weekend during which her oldest daughter, Laura, was crowned Miss America.